Which of these files can I delete from the start up?

HECK · Dec 21, 2008

I've been trying to clean house on this reinstalled laptop. here is the ccleaner img of the programs starting up. Can someone tell me what ones do NOT need to ne started up. Some of them I dont know what they are, especially that "prime" string, I've never seen that before.

Kestrel13! · Dec 21, 2008

if you visit a site such as Bleeping Computer you can tap in your start up items and judge for yourself what is required to run at start up or not and anything you are not sure about you can always ask.

HECK · Dec 21, 2008

Sorry here.....
Actually, I already have those disabled w.o problems, so its just the below screenshot items I'm concerned about. Thanks tho!

TimW · Dec 21, 2008

Leave all of it.

HECK · Dec 21, 2008

MarkTrent said: ↑

The only ones that looks *essential* to me are:
SkyTel
SynTPEnh

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Do *NOT* 'delete' those other start up items - just *disable* them.

But two worrying things:

I see *no* Anti-Virus program, and no software Firewall.

The AVG Anti-Spyware program you have is wildly out of date and was superseded by AVG 8 combined AV/Anti-Spyware program a long time ago.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/AVG_AntiVirus_Free_Edition_d886.html
If you do decide to install the latest AVG8 - then you *must* carefully and fully uninstall AVG Anti-Spyware *first*. I suggest you do that using 'Revo Uninstaller':
http://majorgeeks.com/Revo_Uninstaller_d5706.html and make sure you remove all traces of it.
Then restart your system and run 'CCleaner' > Cleaner' and then its 'Registry > Scan for issues' at least twice.
When you install AVG 8 make sure you choose the *CUSTOM* install window and *uncheck* 'Link Scanner' and 'Safe Search' as they are very RAM intensive.
Click to expand...

haha not to be alarmed. i just downloaded, comodo malware, comodo anti virus, comodo internet security, spybot, spyware blaster, and I think thats it.

I used to use all aVG, but I wanted to try something else. So I went with the Comodo products this time around, they seem decent..

HECK · Dec 22, 2008

Nice thanks! I did not know about that. I'll go ahead and stick with AVG with link scanner unchecked.

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